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Syracuse Football gets ready to host Pittsburgh after the Orange’s bye week. Head Coach Fran Brown addresses the media in his weekly press conference ahead of the game. The game is Saturday, Oct. 13,
Fran Brown is widely considered to be a candidate for the head coach opening at Penn State after James Franklin's firing, but the Syracuse coach isn't entertaining any questions about possibly leaving his current role.
After several mediocre performances by Syracuse’s new starting quarterback, the question on everyone’s mind at Monday's press conference was whether Rickie Coll
After many questions from the media Monday at his weekly press conference regarding the QB depth chart, the slightly irritated SU head coach made it crystal clear that Collins is his team' QB now and the rest of the season.
After Brown's first season at Syracuse in 2024, the program lost 24 players to the transfer portal, including four that started at least six games last season. One high-profile departure was wide receiver Trebor Peña, who requested an NIL deal reportedly worth $2 million that Brown refused. Pena eventually transferred to Penn State.
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But Collins knows there is more in the tank for the Syracuse offense. The Orange scored at least 26 points in each of their first four games of the season. It was only the first time Syracuse failed to score a touchdown under offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon. The disappointment from Collins at Syracuse’s failure to score was clear.
For two years now, every time a question has been asked, Fran and the Orange have definitively answered. Syracuse still hasn't lost consecutive games in Brown's tenure. But last year, Kyle McCord co-authored the answers.